Before (end of 1982) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 39 · Labour 12 · Other 4 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 0
After (end of 1983) (55 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 40 · Labour 8 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 · Other 2
Ward results
Bestwood Park1 seat · turnout 47.5%
| D. Beeston | Labour | 559 |
| A. Ellis | Conservative | 401 |
| J. Howard | Lib/Sdp | 101 |
Bonington3 seats · turnout 47.3%
| F. Giggins | Conservative | 1,266 |
| R. Griffin | Conservative | 1,259 |
| W. Dennis | Conservative | 1,109 |
| A. Harris | Lib/Sdp | 665 |
| P. Swift | Labour | 407 |
| A. Walker | Labour | 385 |
| S. Durkin | Labour | 370 |
Burton Joyce & Stoke Bardolph2 seats · turnout 53.5%
| J. Hocking | Conservative | 1,319 |
| W. Golland | Conservative | 1,208 |
| A. Huntbach | Lib/Sdp | 340 |
| J. Rieley | Labour | 211 |
| L. Wheatley | Labour | 168 |
Calverton3 seats · turnout 34.1%
| G. Naisbitt | Labour | 1,131 |
| R. Marshall | Labour | 1,113 |
| J. Hollingsworth | Labour | 834 |
| K. Howard | Conservative | 826 |
| W. Bliss | Conservative | 808 |
| Croft D. | Conservative | 670 |
Carlton3 seats · turnout 48.9%
| R. Curtis | Conservative | 1,742 |
| T. Aslin | Conservative | 1,741 |
| M. Dawydowskyj | Conservative | 1,648 |
| J. Chattaway | Labour | 476 |
| A. Jones | Labour | 471 |
| G. Gawith | Labour | 414 |
Carlton Hill3 seats · turnout 45.3%
| R. Baird-Parker | Conservative | 1,573 |
| P. Newton | Conservative | 1,548 |
| L. Barton-Ancliffe | Conservative | 1,468 |
| R. Randall | Labour | 666 |
| R. Hitchcock | Labour | 596 |
| S. Creamer | Labour | 592 |
Cavendish2 seats · turnout 55.8%
| P. Griffin | Independent | 776 |
| F. Posaner | Lib/Sdp | 641 |
| T. Saunderson | Labour | 546 |
| W. Clarke | Labour | 536 |
| A. Collin | Conservative | 407 |
| M. Bridgett | Conservative | 405 |
Conway2 seats · turnout 44.4%
| R. Wilkins | Conservative | 809 |
| C. Whiting | RES | 683 |
| H. Cadwallader | Labour | 502 |
| I. Gollop | Labour | 490 |
Gedling3 seats · turnout 48.1%
| A. Clarke | Conservative | 1,450 |
| H. Bird | Conservative | 1,406 |
| J. Sheldon | Conservative | 1,406 |
| A. Attwood | Labour | 467 |
| D. Fido | Labour | 417 |
| R. Fido | Labour | 389 |
Killisick2 seats · turnout 52.8%
| J. Keeling | Lib/Sdp | 773 |
| K. Spybey | Lib/Sdp | 560 |
| D. Kemp | Labour | 531 |
| E. Rieley | Labour | 489 |
| T. Roach | Conservative | 471 |
| I. Stokes | Conservative | 449 |
Kingswell3 seats
| D. Stevenson | Conservative | 1,807 |
| E. Hindle | Conservative | 1,794 |
| D. Anderson | Conservative | 1,762 |
| J. Fairfax | Labour | 441 |
| J. Stocks | Labour | 434 |
| I. Fraser | Labour | 429 |
Lambley1 seat · turnout 57.2%
| P. Read | Conservative | 377 |
| M. Meadows | Lib/Sdp | 82 |
| S. Naisbitt | Labour | 77 |
Mapperley Plains3 seats · turnout 44.4%
| E. Frost | Conservative | 1,137 |
| M. Macmillan | Conservative | 1,123 |
| V. Pepper | Conservative | 1,078 |
| D. Edwards | Lib/Sdp | 784 |
| J. Illingworth | Lib/Sdp | 751 |
| J. Swinscoe | Lib/Sdp | 667 |
| R. Newton | Labour | 304 |
Netherfield3 seats · turnout 41.3%
| S. Hawley | Conservative | 899 |
| A. Palmer | Labour | 848 |
| A. Lawrence | Labour | 811 |
| G. Evans | Labour | 745 |
| L. Shaw | Conservative | 689 |
| C. Levy | Conservative | 683 |
Newstead2 seats · turnout 46.2%
| H. Calladine | Conservative | 1,145 |
| J. Dobson | Conservative | 1,084 |
| P. Collinge | Labour | 527 |
| A. Solomon | Lib/Sdp | 351 |
Oxclose2 seats · turnout 41.1%
| P. Barnes | Labour | 712 |
| M. Hall | Labour | 552 |
| T. Golland | Conservative | 527 |
| J. Bradley | Lib/Sdp | 293 |
| M. Swift | Lib/Sdp | 234 |
Phoenix2 seats · turnout 45.9%
| R. Poynter | Lib/Sdp | 704 |
| T. Gillam | Lib/Sdp | 516 |
| J. Blackmore | Labour | 439 |
| D. Knight | Labour | 417 |
| J. Bakewell | Conservative | 354 |
Porchester3 seats · turnout 46.3%
| T. Goodlud | Conservative | 1,465 |
| A. Colman | Conservative | 1,461 |
| J. Tanner | Conservative | 1,364 |
| C. Freeman | Labour | 516 |
| P. Johnson | Labour | 431 |
| W. Pearch | Labour | 381 |
Priory2 seats · turnout 48.6%
| D. Leighton | Conservative | 648 |
| T. Leighton | Conservative | 591 |
| H. Kirk | Labour | 436 |
| A. Penry | Labour | 426 |
| B. Cawthorne | Ind Con | 214 |
St Marys3 seats · turnout 46.0%
| J. Clarke | Conservative | 1,404 ✓ |
| M. Roach | Conservative | 1,289 ✓ |
| J. Stokes | Conservative | 1,287 ✓ |
| K. Dixon | Labour | 779 |
| S. Parsons | Labour | 731 |
| W. D'Aguiar | Labour | 712 |
St. James3 seats · turnout 48.8%
| R. Nicholson | Conservative | 1,551 |
| B. Noble | Conservative | 1,546 |
| C. Bridgett | Conservative | 1,464 |
| F. Harker | Labour | 469 |
| K. Hewing | Labour | 465 |
| A. Hewing | Labour | 447 |
St. Marys3 seats
| J Clarke | Conservative | 1,404 |
| M. Roach | Conservative | 1,289 |
| J Stokes | Conservative | 1,287 |
| K Dixon | Labour | 779 |
| S. Parsons | Labour | 731 |
| W D'Aguiar | Labour | 712 |
Woodborough1 seat · turnout 61.1%
| J. Andrews | Conservative | 616 |
| J. Anderson | Lib/Sdp | 95 |
| I. Ward | Labour | 43 |
Woodthorpe3 seats · turnout 51.3%
| F. Boot | Conservative | 2,040 |
| R. Herrod | Conservative | 1,992 |
| L. Pollard | Conservative | 1,949 |
| A. Swift | Lib/Sdp | 381 |
| P. Davies | Labour | 368 |
| S. Hollins | Labour | 359 |
| L. Nourse | Labour | 326 |